Letteratura

Oola-Boola&Apos;S Wonder Book

Bruno H Bürgel; Ivy E. Clegg [trans.] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1932 . First edition. Cloth. First English edition of this delightful children's short story collection on the adventures of Doctor Oola-Boola, illustrated throughout with sixteen plates. First English-language edition.In publisher's ori...

The King&Apos;S Men: A Tale of to-Morrow

Robert Grant; John Boyle O'Reilly; J. S. of Dale; John T. Wheelwright · 1884 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1884. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this uncommon science fiction novel, exploring a dystopian future where England's monarchy has been overthrown. First edition. Uncommon.In the publisher's cloth bindin...

The Prophet

P. P. Sheehan · 1913 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A superior first UK edition copy of this scarce novel from speculative and pulp author Perley Poore Sheehan. First UK edition. Very scarce, with no previous records in auction. Jisc records five copies. Published in the US...

Merope. A Tragedy

Matthew Arnold · 1858 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts , 1858. First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of Matthew Arnold's epic poem of Greek mythology, rarely found signed. The author's presentation copy, with a signed inscription to the half title: "with the ...

Gulliver&Apos;S Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift · 1909 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, J. M. Dent & Co. 1909. First edition. Cloth. Arthur Rackham's striking illustrations accompany this edition of Jonathan Swift's classic novel. First trade Arthur Rackham illustrated edition. In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. Jonathan Swift&a...

Typhoon and Other Stories

Joseph Conrad · 1903 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, William Heinemann, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first UK edition, first state of Joseph Conrad's short fiction collection. First UK edition, first state.First impression with the windmill device on the title page and without "Reserved for the Colonies on...

Shelley&Apos;S Declaration of Rights

[Percy Bysshe Shelley]; Francis Freeling; William D. Fellowes; Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue · 1868 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Not Stated , Not Stated , 1868-9. Paperback. A curious, very scarce private printing of Shelley's 'Declaration of Rights', supported with letters by Francis Freeling and Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue. Accompanying this copy of Shelley's manifesto are lette...

A Scarce Set on Children&Apos;S Literature

Alice Orton; M.B. Synge; Rosa N. Carey; L.T. Meade · 1909 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons; The Office of Girl's Own Paper; Henry Frowde Hodder and Stoughton, 1909-1915. Cloth. Four volumes of scarce children's literature written by female authors, including the popular Rosa N. Carey and L.T. Meade, including colour plates. F...

A Farm in Fairyland

Laurence Housman · 1894 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an original collection of fairy tales, the first work written and published by writer and activist Laurence Housman. The first edition of A Farm in Fairyland, an enchanting collection ...

Lamentation and Tombland: Shardlake Series

C.J. Sansom · 2014 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Mantle/Pan Macmillan, 2014-2018. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of the final two novels within Sansom's bestselling Tudor detective Shardlake series, with Tombland being a signed limited edition. The first editions of Lamentation and Tombland, the final ...

The Grey House on the Hill

Louise Lillias Plunket Greene · 1903 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1903. Cloth. A charming edition of a lovely children's story centered around kindness, illustrated by Arthur Rackham during the height of the 'Golden Age' of illustration. An early edition of The Grey House on the Hill, a lovely a...

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne; Heather Amery [ed.] · 1973 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Studio Vista Books, 1973. Cloth. A highly illustrated abridged edition of the science fiction adventure novel by notable author Jules Verne. Originally published in 1870, when the exploration of the sea had hardly begun.This edition has been edited, annotated and abri...

A Rebours

J. K. Huysmans [Joris-Karl Huysmans] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Paris, Fasquelle Editeur, 1961. Leather. A 1960s edition of J. K. Huysmans classic Decadent novel, strikingly bound in a beautiful morocco binding with floral gilt detailing. In the original French.First published in 1884, this is a 1961 edition of 'A rebours', which...

Yellow Gods

John G. Brandon · 1940 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Wright & Brown, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the first edition of this very scarce work of detective fiction surrounding the theft of a giant ruby carved into the shape of a Buddha. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this novel.In th...

I&Apos;LL Blackmail the World

S. Andrew Wood · 1835 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1835. First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the scarce first edition of this thrilling science fiction tale about Machiavellian millionaire scientist John Kingdom. The scarce first edition, first impression.In the very scarce publisher's or...

The Scarlet Impostor

Dennis Wheatley · 1940 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this scarce first edition Gregory Sallust thriller by Dennis Wheatley, in which the lead character collaborates with an anti-Nazi organisation. The scarce first edition, first impression. In t...

Tanar of Pellucidar

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1939 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Methuen, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. In the scarce original dust wrapper, this is the first UK edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs's thrilling science fiction adventure novel set in the internal surface of a Hollow Earth. The first UK edition, first impression.In the...

Within the Tides

Joseph Conrad · 1915 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1915 . First edition. Cloth. A handsome example of the first edition of this impressive collection of four short stories and novellas by Joseph Conrad, author of 'Heart of Darkness&apos. The first edition of this work. The first issue, with ...

Victory: An Island Tale

Joseph Conrad · 1915 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Methuen & Co, 1915 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling psychological tale from Joseph Conrad, published after delays during the First World War. The first edition, first impression. The first issue, as identified by the comma after 'Street&...

Tales of Hearsay

Joseph Conrad · 1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this posthumously published anthology of four short stories by Joseph Conrad, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A posthumously publ...